Chester Farm Cemetery

Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name(s)

Special characters are not allowed. Please enter at least 2 characters.

Death year must be in the past.

Birth year must come before death year.

Birth year must be in the past.

Year Born

Year Died

More search options

Search tips

About

Get directions Zillebeke, West Flanders, Belgium

Coordinates: 50.82142, 2.90139
Cemetery ID:

Members have Contributed

About these numbers These percentages indicate the number of Find a Grave memorials that have a grave photo or GPS coordinates. We don't know the total number of burials in a cemetery, so we cannot calculate a percentage of those with memorials, photos or GPS coordinates.

Photos

Chester Farm Cemetery is located 5 kilometres south of Ieper town centre, on the Vaartstraat, a road leading from the Rijselseweg (N365) connecting Ieper to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and by crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 3 kilometres along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto the Vaartstraat. The cemetery is located 1.5 km along the Vaartstraat on the left hand side of the road. Historical Information: The cemetery was begun in March 1915 and was used by front line troops until November 1917. Plot I contains the graves of 92 officers and men of the 2nd Manchesters, who died in April-July 1915 and there are 72 London Regiment burials elsewhere in the Cemetery. There are 420 Commonwealth servicemen buried or commemorated in this cemetery. Seven of the burials are unidentified but special memorials commemorate six casualties known or believed to be buried among them. The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

Nearby cemeteries

Spoilbank Cemetery

Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium

Total memorials400
Percent photographed100%
Percent with GPS25%

0.1 mi

First DCLI Cemetery The Bluff

Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium

Total memorials72
Percent photographed89%
Percent with GPS6%

0.5 mi

Hedge Row Trench Cemetery

Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium

Total memorials96
Percent photographed100%
Percent with GPS2%

0.6 mi

Woods Cemetery

Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium

Total memorials294
Percent photographed99%
Percent with GPS9%

0.6 mi

Now Showing of 2

Friend's email:

The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Verify and try again.

Add another email

Your email:

Message:

I thought you might like to see a cemetery for Chester Farm Cemetery I found on Findagrave.com.

You need a Find a Grave account to continue.

Already a member?

Need an account?

Enter your email address

Show Hide

Password

Forgot password?

Keep me signed in

Welcome to Find a Grave

Create your free account by choosing an option below.

To create your account, Ancestry will share your name and email address with Find a Grave. To continue choose an option below.

If you already have a Find a Grave account, please sign in to link to Ancestry®.

Display my email on my public profile page.

Password

Password must:

Have at least 1 lowercase character
Have at least 1 capital letter
Have at least 1 number and or special character
Be at least 8 characters

Show password

Receive email notifications about memorials you manage.

I would like to be a photo volunteer.

Volunteer location

Please select a valid location

By clicking Create Account below, you agree to the Ancestry Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement and agree Find a Grave may contact you via email about their products and services, such as what's new, upcoming events, and tips for using the site. You can unsubscribe or customize your email settings at any time.

Chester Farm Cemetery

About

Members have Contributed

Photos

Nearby cemeteries

File Name ·

File Name